Women’s Golf Earns Sportsmanship Award

May 24, 2012

HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Coker College was selected as the 2012
Conference Carolinas sportsmanship winner for the spring season in
women’s golf.

"We are truly honored to receive this award,” said Coker
head coach Tommy Baker. “The women that represent this
program exemplify what golf stands for, and they live their lives
on and off the golf course with honor and integrity. It is truly a
blessing to coach such amazing young women who take their job of
representing not only our program but this athletic department and
Coker College very seriously.”

The sportsmanship awards are presented annually to the member
institution judged to have displayed the highest degree of
sportsmanship among its players, coaches and fans during the
regular season for a particular sport.

Belmont Abbey College was the recipient of the 2011-12 Messick
Award, which is given to the institution exhibiting the best
sportsmanship in all sports throughout the athletic year.

Coker College readies undergraduates for personal and
professional success through a distinctive four-year program that
emphasizes a practical application of the liberal arts as well as
hands-on and discussion-based learning within and beyond the
classroom. Coker is ranked among the “Best Colleges” in
the South by U.S. News & World Report as well as
The Princeton Review. Located in Hartsville, S.C., Coker
is within two hours of the cultural, financial and recreational
resources of Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston and Myrtle Beach.